Corsair H90 For both normal mode of 3. The results are shown below: The Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 performed flawlessly in both normal and overclocking mode.

As all of us know, the Adobe Photoshop CS6 pushes Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 BigFoot LAN rig to its limit, it was used as a benchmark here. The result shown are that of 24 megapixel photographs. Believe me, you wont need to overclock the motherboard to enjoy the game as it provides decent FPS in normal mode as-well. As seen, Gigabyte passes all the tests with flying colors. Even where it loses to Asus, one must keep in mind that asus gives this performance at the price of future proofing as it doesn't have the support for M.

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So we should consider its performance on that level. Also for non gamers, this motherboards has a lot to offer, as its future ready with support of Intel 4th and 5th gen processors and M.

All in all, the Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 is a very durable and high performance motherboard that's completely hassle free and light on pocket with the price tag of around 13, INR. I give it 9. Any suggestions or queries are always welcome.

It doesn't come with an installer but you can just enter Windows device manager after a reboot and choose to update the driver for the unknown ethernet device listed there. Now just point to the driver directory and Windows will do the rest.

For some reason, the motherboard won't detect fans. There's a software program EZTune that should be able to alter fan speeds on the fly, but it won't show any of the fans I have connected.

The MSI motherboard I had previously could change fan speeds in the bios; however, this board won't alter fan speeds, which is a real shame. I haven't read any other issues about Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 BigFoot LAN online and this may be a video card issue, and not a motherboard problem. When I boot up the computer, it'll load the Gigabyte splash screen then flash to a light blue screen. If I leave the computer, it'll stay that way for about 20 seconds before powering off.

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Then it'll start properly. If I press Reset when it turns light blue, it'll boot properly.

It also has no problems with restarts. This happens when it has been off for a while. Sound Blaster X-Fi MB3 software suite is a powerful audio platform offering premium audio quality, effects and features for gamers.

It features SBX Pro Studio suite of technologies, Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 BigFoot LAN is designed to give you the fullest audio experience. Extreme Multi-GPU Support Flexible graphics capabilities supported for either 3-Way CrossFire or 2-Way SLI action, delivering the ultimate in graphics performance for gaming enthusiasts who demand the highest frame rates without compromising on resolution. With Smart Quick Boost, one click is all it takes to automatically overclock your system, giving an added performance boost when you need it the most.

Able to transmit superior, uncompressed digital video and audio, HDMI ensures the crispest rendering of digital content up to p without the quality losses associated with analog interfaces and their digital-to-analog conversion.

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